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The land is ā€œunsuitable for habitationā€ says municipality, but thousands live on it

Sikiti informal settlement in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, was established over 20 years ago

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News | 19 July 2019

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Organisations defend Pravin Gordhan

Rally against corruption will take place on Sunday 21 July

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Brief | 19 July 2019

The South African National Defence Force (SANDS) is deployed to the Cape Flats to help the police quell gang violence.

Cape Flats residents cheer arrival of army

Military deployed on Mandela Day to help quell Cape Townā€™s gang crime

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Photo Essay | 19 July 2019

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Zwelihle Renewal demands lists of names of immigrants employed in Hermanus

ā€œGangster type approachā€ says human rights activist

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News | 18 July 2019

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Latest study finds over 6,000 people living on the streets of Cape Town

Mayor Plato says there is a need for more safe spaces for homeless people

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Brief | 18 July 2019

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Community wins 20 year battle for school

Case goes to the heart of the fundamental rights of access to basic education guaranteed by the Constitution, says judge

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Law | 18 July 2019

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Daily struggle to get water in Pietermaritzburg location

Water trucks no longer deliver, and a project to install taps has stopped in Umkhambathini

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Brief | 18 July 2019

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Relief on the way for Western Capeā€™s overstressed post-mortem facilities

New R281-million Forensic Pathology Facility in Observatory has double capacity of Salt River

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News | 18 July 2019

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PE residents come out in numbers to demand better policing

ā€œIf the police are afraid to go inside our community, then who will protect us?ā€

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News | 18 July 2019

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No country for old spies

Take Jacob Zumaā€™s testimony for what it is ā€“ the rambling of a troubled mind

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Opinion | 17 July 2019

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Farm workers, let down by politicians, face new threats to their security

Their situation can be improved but is there the political will?

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Opinion | 17 July 2019

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Bus shortage costs Polokwane commuters

ā€œI earn R2,900 a month. Per week my transport fare is R420 using minibus taxis.ā€

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Brief | 17 July 2019

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Loyiso Basso left gang life to open a restaurant

Mgoliā€™s corner in Khayelitsha has been running for two years

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Brief | 17 July 2019

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Officials apologise for preventing prisoner from signing court papers

Mbalenhle Ntulii wants a laptop so he can study

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News | 17 July 2019

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Workers at security company demand union recognition

Asked for comment, Impact Loss Control threatened legal action

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News | 16 July 2019

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Parents protest after school hit by spate of robberies

Education MEC laments increasing burglaries in Western Cape schools

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News | 16 July 2019

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